Drink Drivers – Life-Time Ban

The Government are coming down hard on drink drivers, with new ideas for punishment because the number of deaths caused by drink-driving has risen for the first time in years. Carol Whittingham, of the Campaign Against Drink-Driving, said “We would like to see a life-time ban if a person is caught drink-driving twice. They are a danger to the public and should not be allowed behind the wheel.” The Government may also get rid of the right to have blood or urine tests and only use the road side breath test because drivers can sober up just enough to pass the blood or urine tests.

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Juggernaut Junkie kills Jogger

A jogger was killed by a banned driver, Mark Heeley, while he was driving a seven-ton lorry. He was a heroin addict, who had been given £50 by a friend to drive the tipper truck. He sped down a country road and mounted the payment and hit the victim with the wing mirror. He sped away but was later caught by the police. He was sentenced to 6 years in prison by Doncaster Crown Court and given a seven year driving ban for death by dangerous and driving while disqualified. 

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Case study – using a vehicle without insurance

I recently represented Mr M, who was accused of using a motor vehicle without insurance. On conviction, Mr M faced between 6 and 8 penalty points for the offence, together with a financial order.

One additional factor was that Mr M had only obtained his full driving entitlements approximately 12 months ago. In the event that even the minimum 6 penalty points were imposed for using a vehicle without insurance, Mr M faced revocation of his licence under the Newly Qualified Driver provisions.

We argued that although the offence had been committed, ‘special reasons’ existed. See http://www.m23law.com/?q=Special. The nature of Mr M’s special reasons argument was that he had been misled into believing that he was insured to use the vehicle at the time and date in question. Various documents were produced in support of Mr M’s argument and a witness was called to give live evidence at the hearing.

The magistrates found special reasons. The case was disposed of with an absolute discharge. Mr M’s driving licence was returned to him, without endorsement. There was no order for him to contribute towards prosecution costs.

As no penalty points were imposed, Mr M did not have his licence revoked under the Newly Qualified Driver provisions. He was not required to retake his test.

When offered a fixed penalty for an alleged offence, it can often appear that accepting the same is the only option. As demonstrated from the above, it can be very advantageous to seek legal advice from a specialist firm before deciding whether or not to accept a fixed penalty.

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Insurance Gets Up to Speed

Admiral car insurance will now take into account speeding offences, even if the driver has taken a speed awareness course. "Our claims statistics show that drivers who have committed a speeding offence could be a higher risk than drivers who do not commit speeding offences." "This means that people attending a speed awareness course are more likely to make a claim and we price these risks accordingly," the company said. 

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Death by Dangerous Driving

A young model, Rebecca Caine, was killed by a drink-driver on the M62 when he drove the wrong way down the motorway. Wilfred Museka pleaded guilty and received an 8 year custodial sentence for death by dangerous driving at Manchester Crown Court.

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